Picture Play Magazine (1933)

Volume XXXVIII MONTHLY Number 3 STREET & SMITH'S YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PICTURE PLAY SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS CONTENTS FOR MAY, 1933 The entire contents of thte magazine are protected by copyright, and must not be reprinted without tin publishers' consent. FRONTISPIECE: Shadow of the Pyramids ...... ... Ramon Novarro and Myrna Lo.v, in "Man on the Nile." SPECIAL ARTICLES: The Strange Case of Bob Montgomery Romney Scott Amazing causes of a star's waning popularity never before related. Appetites Go Haywire .... Myrtle Gebhart . Weird dishes and odd combinations feed genius in Hollywood. Georgie and Mom Virginia Maxwell George Raft's mother explains the manner of man he really is. What Men Want S. R. Mook .... "Everything !" says Peggy Hopkins Joyce. A Plain Beauty Ben Maddox Diana Wynyard is more than beautiful — she*s a composite of all feminine attractions. After the Storm Barbara Barry Now that his sun is shining, how does it find James Cagney? Tinsel Talent vs. Real .... Judith Field Genuine actresses are neatly separated from the spurious, with you the judge. Must Sylvia Go Highbrow? . . . Mary Alcorn Certainly she needn't in order to attract attention. Gene Keeps 'Em Guessing . . . Helen Pade . . . . Every one who knows Gene Raymond sees him in a different light. Are Apollos Jinxed? .... Madeline Glass . Failure, accident, disgrace, and mediocrity are meted out to the handsome men of the screen. Paris Is Hers Cruikshank . A sparkling account of Jeanette MacDonald's triumphs abroad. She Was Rudy's Pal .... Regina Cannon . Nita Naldi, a favorite of the past, tells what she thinks of some present stars. DEPARTMENTS: What the Fans Think Conflicting opinions clash on the battlefield of our readers. Information, Please . Answers to questions asked by fans. They Say in New York The Oracle . Karen Hollis Sprightly but shrewd observations of the passing show of stars. . Edwin and Elza Schallert Norbert Lusk 15 16 18 20 22 26 43 44 46 50 52 57 58 6 8 24 48 54 27 Hollywood High Lights . Gossip of the cinema capital. The Screen in Review A critical guide to current pictures. ART GALLERY: Favorites of the Fans Striking purl mils in rotogravure of Diana Wynyard, Aline MaeMahon, Patricia Ellis. Kay Francis, Wera Engels, Jean Harlow, John Boles, Richard Rarthelmess, Myrna Loy, Benita Hume, Marlene Dietrich, James Cagney. PREVIEWS: Glimpses of Coming Films 34 Advance scenes from "Murders in the Zoo." •'The Mind Reader," "Our Betters," "Christopher Strong," "The Great Jasper." Monthly publication Issued by Street *.• Smith Publications. Inc.. 79-89 Seventh Avenue. New York. N. Y. Ormond O. Smith. President; George C. Smith. Vice President and Treasurer; George C. Smith, .lr.. Vice President: Ormond V. Gould, Secretary, Copyright, 1933, by Street A: Smith Publications, Inc.. New York. Copyright, 1933, by street & Smith Publications. Inc., Great Britain. Entered as Second-class Matter, March 6, 1916, al the Posl Office al New York, N. Y.. undei Act nf Congress ol March 3, 1879. Subscription) to Cuba, Doni. Republic. Haiti, Spain. Central and South Ainoii. ii. Countries except The Ouianas ami liritish Honduras, $1.25 per year. To Canada. $1.20 per year. To all other Foreign Cm. mile-. Including The Gulanai and British Honduras, $1.70 per year. We do not accept responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts. i<at8B»a»10 To facilitate handling, the author should inclose a self-addressed envelope with the requisite postage attached. STREET & SMITH PUBLICATIONS, INC., 79 7th AVE., NEW YORK, N. Y. Strange Woman Katharine Hepburn is that. You must have guessed it when you read her denial of practically everything that had been printed about her. She even dismissed her husband, Ogden Ludlow Smith, into obscurity by vaguely classifying him as a cousin or something. Why should so brilliant a success on the screen assume such a far-fetched attitude? It was to get herself talked about, believe it or not! It was part of a well-thought-out campaign. Would you like to know what her friends and former stage associates think of her? How they look upon her frank denials of fact? Then by all means read Regina Cannon's article in next month's Picture Play. In an investigation covering nearly a month, she has unearthed little-known facts about Miss Hepburn which cannot fail to interest her admirers. They throw revealing light on a strange woman who has yet to learn if it pays, or does not pay, to hoax the great public of fans. Their Best Friends Don't Know Them! That is what Helen Pade says of certain stars in Hollywood. Whether before the camera or miles away from it, they act a part constantly, and often so skillfully that even their best friends do not know them! Imagine the feeling of being well acquainted with some one and suddenly finding that the person isn't real after all, but only a make-believe character realistically portrayed! It could only happen in Hollywood. In June Picture Play Miss Pade relates startling instances of this harmless deception and reveals an offscreen side of certain stars we all know in a way to make eyes pop. Don't miss this one — it's good!